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DWA Guns it for ‘Turbo’ App with $1m Contest

May 16, 2013 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image

DreamWorks Animation is redefining a “snail’s pace” by launching a new action-packed app based on its upcoming (July 17) super-speedy mollusk movie, Turbo Racing League. The company is also making mobile games history with $1 million in prizes to be snapped up in the Shell-Out Contest presented by Verizon—the first [...]

Disney Fine-Tunes Pixel Animation App

August 1, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Disney Interactive has launched a new app for creating original and Disney-themed pixel art and animation for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. The free app, which is called Disney Pixel’d is available on the App Store this week (itunes.com/apps/pixeld). Users can create one-of-a-kind pixel art that literally pops as you make [...]

Six Point Harness Kickstarts ‘Dick Figures’ Movie Campaign

June 3, 2012 by Thomas J. McLean 3 Comments divider image

Six Point Harness has launched a Kickstarter campaign for a feature-length Dick Figures movie. The animated Dick Figures series of about 40 shorts has recorded more than 115 million views since debuting just over a year ago on Mondo Media’s YouTube channel. It has become one of the most-viewed and highest-rated animated series [...]

‘City of Friends’ Launches New Interactive Initiatives

May 10, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Norway’s CreaCon Group is enhancing its digital presence by launching a new interactive website for its animated preschool series City of Friends. Launching this month, www.cityoffriends.com was developed by digital agency Bionic Communications and offers fans of the hit television series the latest news and character-based games. The new, interactive English-language website [...]

Pixar’s Lee Unkrich Launches New Blog

September 28, 2011 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image

Oscar-winning Pixar director Lee Unkrich has begun a daily photo blog, providing fans with an inside look at his upcoming project. The Toy Story 3 helmer, who also co-directed Toy Story 2, Monsters, Inc. and Finding Nemo will be offering just one photo per day. “Today is day one on [...]

Seth MacFarlane is Three-Time Roast Master

August 11, 2011 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image

For the third consecutive time, the man behind modern animated comedy classics Family Guy, American Dad! and The Cleveland Show will serve as emcee of a Comedy Central Roast and earn a place in the record books at the host with the most return appearances. Seth MacFarlane has been tapped [...]